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diff --git a/en/1/migrate/index.php b/en/1/migrate/index.php new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ebe3eba37 --- /dev/null +++ b/en/1/migrate/index.php @@ -0,0 +1,116 @@ +<?php +$_t = array( + 'page_title' => 'Migrate from Mandriva Linux to Mageia', + 'page_desc' => 'How to migrate from Mandriva Linux 2010.1/2010.2 to Mageia 1 in a few, safe steps.', + 'page_kw' => 'mageia, mandriva, upgrade, migrate', + 'page_h1' => 'Migrate from Mandriva Linux' +); + + +?><!DOCTYPE html> +<html lang="<?php echo $locale; ?>"> +<head> + <meta charset="utf-8" /> + <title><?php echo $_t['page_title']; ?></title> + <meta name="description" content="<?php echo $_t['page_desc']; ?>" /> + <meta name="keywords" content="<?php echo $_t['page_kw']; ?>" /> + <meta name="author" content="Mageia" /> + <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/g/style/all.css" > + <?php include '../../../analytics.php'; ?> +</head> +<body class="release"> + <?php include '../../../langs.php'; ?> + + <div id="doc" class="yui-t7"> + <div id="hd" role="banner"><h1><a id="logo" href="/"><span>Mageia</span></a> <span class="lsep">|</span> <span class="subh"><?php echo $_t['page_h1']; ?></span></h1></div> + <div id="bd" role="main"> + <div class="yui-g"> + <?php include '../nav.php'; ?> + <div class="para"> + <p>Upgrading from Mandriva Linux 2010.1 and 2010.2 is supported, and has been fine tuned over the past + months, so it should work. But as always, <strong>do back up your data before upgrading</strong>.</p> + <p>There are several ways to upgrade from one of those previous Mandriva releases:</p> + <ul> + <li><a href="#dvd">using the Mageia 1 DVD</a></li> + <li><a href="#inline">using the online media sources directly</a> + <ul> + <li><a href="#mgaonline">using mgaonline</a></li> + <li><a href="#urpmi">using urpmi</a></li> + </ul> + </li> + </ul> + <hr> + <h2 id="dvd">Upgrade using the Mageia 1 DVD</h2> + <p>You can use the <a href="/downloads/">Mageia 1 DVD</a> to do a clean install + but also to upgrade from previous releases.</p> + <p>To upgrade:</p> + <ul> + <li><a href="/downloads/">Download the ISO</a> and burn it on a DVD;</li> + <li>Boot the DVD and select "Install Mageia 1" from the bootloader menu;</li> + <li>Select the "Upgrade" option in the installer.</li> + </ul> + <p>It is recommended to set up the online repositories, if possible + – the installer will ask you about this during the upgrade. + The reason is that the DVD only includes a subset + of these full fledged online Mageia repositories.</p> + <hr> + <h2 id="inline">Upgrading inline</h2> + <p>You can upgrade using the online media sources directly, from within your Mandriva installation.</p> + <p>This can be done either using the graphical <code>mgaonline</code> tool + or the command-line <code>urpmi</code>. + Both methods are outlined below. But first, download and install + this <code>mgaonline</code> package that will help you through the process:</p> + + <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="mgaonline-2.77.29-1.mga1.noarch.rpm" rel="nofollow" title="Download mgaonline"><img src="/g/images/oxygen/application-x-rpm.png" alt="mgaonline"><br> + mgaonline<br> + for Mandriva Linux<br> 2010.1 or 2010.2</a></p> + + <br> + <h2 id="mgaonline">Upgrading inline, using mgaonline (GUI)</h2> + <p>Just launch <code>mgaapplet</code>.</p> + + <p>It will notify you of the availability of the new Mageia 1 distribution, + configure Mageia media sources and start the migration.</p> + + <br> + <h2 id="urpmi">Upgrading inline, using urpmi (CLI)</h2> + <p>You can also upgrade using <code>urpmi</code> from your favourite terminal emulator, + if you are confortable with it. Here are the steps:</p> + <ul> + <li><p>Remove all the existing media sources on your system:</p> + <p><code class="term">$ su<br /> + # urpmi.removemedia -a</code></p></li> + <li><p>Add the Mageia online sources:</p> + <ul> + <li><p>either directly (this will select a best matching mirror, after your location):</p> + <p><code class="term">$ su<br /> + # urpmi.addmedia --distrib --mirrorlist</code></p> + </li> + <li><p>either using a specific media mirror (you can decide from <a href="http://mirrors.mageia.org/distrib">our mirrors list</a>):</p> + <p><code class="term">$ su<br /> + # urpmi.addmedia --distrib <media_url></code></p> + </li> + </ul> + </li> + </ul> + <hr> + <h2>That's it!</h2> + <hr> + </div></div> + <div class="yui-g"> + <div class="yui-u first"><div class="para" style="padding-right: 0;"> + <h3>Have a question?</h3> + <p>Do not hesitate to join our <a href="irc://irc.freenode.net/#mageia">#mageia</a> + IRC channel on Freenode or go in <a href="http://forums.mageia.org/">our forum</a> + to ask for assistance or details.</p> + + </div></div> + <div class="yui-u"><div class="para"> + <h3>Want to send some feedback?</h3> + <p>Just <a href="http://twitter.com/mageia_org">tweet it to @mageia_org</a>.</p> + </div></div> + </div> + </div> + </div> +</body> +</html> |